A Clare County man listed as a parole absconder faces several charges after police say he stole a truck, parked it, then led officers on a foot chase through the woods before a tracking dog was able to find him.

Joel Bauer, 25, of Farwell was observed by police driving a red GMC Sonoma pick-up that matched a stolen vehicle report, according to a media release from the Clare County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies followed the truck north on Old State Avenue from Farwell into Lincoln Township until it pulled into a driveway; Bauer jumped from the truck and ran into the woods, away from police.

A Clare County K9 unit was able to track Bauer in the woods; he was arrested and lodged in the Clare county Jail.

Monday, Bauer was arraigned on charges including unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle; receiving or concealing stolen property; assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer; and breaking and entering.

Bauer faces the charges as a fourth time or habitual offender; his bond was set at 10 percent of $100,000 and he remains lodged in the jail.

Listed as a parole absconder as of October of 2017, Bauer has multiple times before been convicted of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.

In 2011, Bauer had his Holmes Youthful Training Act status revoked in connection with charges of unlawful driving of a motor vehicle and driving on a suspended or revoked license.

HYTA is a status that allows young, often first-time offenders to defer sentencing to the end of a probation term set by a judge; if completed successfully, a judge can dismiss the charges, keeping the defendant’s record “clean.”

Bauer also pleaded to unlawful use of a motor vehicle in two incidents in 2012 and one in 2015, both in Clare County, according to the MDOC.